After being pulled from the internet a few weeks back, we have just been given the first hi-res look at Jason Voorhees (Derek Mears) in Warner Bros. Pictures and New Line Cinema's Friday the 13th remake. Inside you can take a peak at the masked killer who will return to the big screen on February 13, 2009. WHat do you think of the new Jason? The pic directed by Marcus Nispel is the retelling of the original Friday the 13th about teenaged summer camp counselors that are systematically slaughtered by a mysterious killer. Jason Voorhees will wear the mask and kill, keeping the famous setting of Crystal Lake. ...Read More
If you head on over to BDTV, you can check out SpookyDan's exclusive video interview with Sam Raimi, who takes some time out of his busy schedule to chat his latest horror feature, Drag Me to Hell. Arriving in theaters May 29th from Universal Pictures, the film stars Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Jessica Lucas, Dileep Rao, Lorna Raver, David Paymer, Adriana Barraza,Fernanda Romero, Reggie Lee, Alex Veadov, Bojana Novakovic and Bill E. Roger. Click the title above for the first image and a long synopsis.
With Toronto International Film Festival's "Midnight Madness" arriving in less than a month, it's time to start really pushing the event. This morning we got our hands on the first four official stills from J.T. Petty's The Burrowers. After a family is brutally murdered in their home, a group of ranchers and infantry men embark on a crusade to find the killers. When a mysterious killer attacks their ranks, they discover that carnivorous creatures are hiding beneath the surface of the earth waiting to feed on their flesh. Click here for all TIFF '08 news or read on for the images. ...Read More
After being pulled almost immediately after hitting YouTube, we've discovered a longer version of the trailer for Millennium Films' remake of It's Alive, which stars Bijou Phillips (Hostel: Part II), James Murray, Skye Bennett, Raphaël Coleman and Arkie Reece. In the remake directed by Josef Rusnak, the Davies expecting a baby which turns out to be a monster with the nasty habit to kill when it's scared. And it's easily scared... Read on for the extremely long trailer.
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This reminds me of the battle that went on to get the remake of FRIDAY THE 13TH on the big screen. After AICN posted their incredible interview with Child's Play creator Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner, we got in touch with Mancini who gave us an update of the actual status of the remake, which will also see the return of Brad Dourif. What will it take for Charles Lee Ray to return as Chucky in theaters? Read on and find out. ...Read More
Bloody-Disgusting learned exclusively today that David Anders ("Heroes", Left in Darkness) and Kandyse McClure ("Battlestar Galactica", "Reaper") are the first to be cast in Anchor Bay and Starz Entertainment's made-for-TV remake of Children of the Corn, which will have it's premiere on the Sci-Fi Channel next year. Original producer Donald P. Borchers will be directing from his own screenplay. Former Vietnam vet BURT's marriage to VICKY is on the rocks, but Burt hopes to rekindle their old flame with a second honeymoon driving trip. Unfortunately, their journey takes them into the heart of darkness -- a seemingly deserted rural community that conceals a grim secret among its rows of tall corn... Shooting begins September 3rd in Davenport, Iowa. ...Read More
A film that I had been tinkering with covering here on Bloody-Disgusting is Henry Selick's (The Nightmare Before Christmas) latest stop-motion animated movie (in 3-D!), Coraline, which is based on a series by Neil Gaiman. With every story we miss, I get more and more e-mails asking me why I refuse to cover it. Until today I thought I was just going to pass on it, but after watching Rotten Tomatoes' fifth exclusive behind-the-scenes video it seems apparent I should be all over this film. In the video found inside, Selick explains that CORALINE is "Scary and spooky and filled with creepy-crawler things..." The imagery also screams horror, even though Dakota Fanning (yuck) provides her voice. Read on for a link to five behind-the-scenes videos and watch for more CORALINE soon. ...Read More
It looks as if Universal Pictures remake of Death Race could be crashing before it even hits the wall. Writer Adam Stone is in a race to stop the release of Universal's film, which is slated to hit theaters everywhere this Friday. The reason? Plagiarism. Read on for the story and watch for news as it develops. ...Read More
This morning we scored even more stills from Jon Hewitt's latest feature film, Acolytes, which will have its world premiere at the September Toronto International Film Festival as part of the always awesome "Midnight Madness" section. The film stars Joel Edgerton, Michael Dorman, Sebastian Gregory, Hanna Mangan-Lawrence, Joshua Payne and Belinda McClory. In the film three teens blackmail a serial killer... it's a chiller set in the 'burbs and forests of Queensland. Click here for all TIFF news. ...Read More
Finally, finally we have bragging rights on this remake - can we now say "I told you so?" It was officially announced today that MGM is moving forward on their remake of Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg's classic '82 horror film, Poltergeist, which we broke the news on back in November of 2006. Inside you can find out who is writing the remake and then cringe a little with me. ...Read More
Said to be this year's MANDY LANE, we've got your first ever still from Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel's Deadgirl, which is a horror/thriller about two teenagers who make a shocking discovery that not only threatens their friendship but also their lives. In a forgotten room of an abandoned asylum, they find a beautiful woman tied to a bed, and soon come to realize she is anything but dead. Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Michael Bowen, Candice Accola, Andrew DiPalma, Eric Podnar and Nolan Funk all star in this new coming-of-age horror film. The pic will have its World Premiere at the "Midnight Madness" section of the Toronto International Film Festival. ...Read More
We learned this morning that After Dark Films' Perkins' 14 is currently in post productionin NYC. The film is the first feature film to be developed entirely over the Internet. Produced by After Dark Films, and Massify in association with FanLib, PERKINS' 14 will be distributed in theatres nationwide (January 2009) as part of the third After Dark Horrorfest. Singer's film "Dark Ride" was one of the more successful features released theatrically during year one of Horrorfest. Read on for more details. ...Read More
Update: Brad Dourif will in fact be returning as the voice of Chucky, we've edited the piece accordingly... A few months ago it was reported that Child's Play creator Don Mancini would step behind the camera and direct a remake to his own film that he brought to the world back in 1988 with director Tom Holland. This morning a brand new interview was posted to help promote the upcoming 20th Anniversary DVD release, where creator Don Mancini and producer David Kirschner talk in details about the forthcoming remake. Read on for the skinny. ...Read More
Contrary to reports, Diary of the Dead 2 has NOT begun shooting yet, although we have received official confirmation that George A. Romero will be getting behind the lens for another zombie pic on September 15th in Toronto, Canada. Casting has yet to be revealed, watch for updates soon. The synopsis can be found inside. ...Read More
Michael Emanuel has ordered up his human buffet and he has filled his entire cast for Maneater, his directorial debut that he will also star in and produce. Dean Cain, Conrad Janis ("The Cable Guy"), Stephen Lunsford ("Bratz"), Walter Phelan ("House of 1000 Corpses"), Maximillian Roeg ("7th Heaven") and Lacy Phillips ("Pushing Twilight") all star in the horror thriller about a former FBI profiler and small-town sheriff investigating mysterious murders is derived from a Native American legend. Emanuel, repped by AKA, also wrote the screenplay with John K. Anderson. "Maneater" is the second in a slate of 10 movies that Canal Street is producing with independent financing; the first was "The Uninvited," which is seeking a distributor.
Russian superstar Alexander Nevsky (interview) has quickly become a name here in the States, especially after the recent announcement that he'll be toplining HERCULES. Now we've got a bunch of exclusive behind-the-scenes stills from Hollywood Storm/Raskin Production's horror-thriller, Magic Man, that stars not only Nevsky, but also Billy Zane, Richard Tyson, Estelle Raskin, Jed Allan, Andrew Divoff, Bai Ling, Robert Davi, Armand Assante and Christina Vidal. The film will focus on a magician who may also be a serial killer.
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This weekend we posted our exclusive chat with Mark A. Lewis, director of the upcoming horror pic The Thaw. In the film a deadly prehistoric parasite is released when a Woolly Mammoth is discovered in a melting ice cap. Faced with a potentially global epidemic, four ecology students must destroy the parasite before it reaches the rest of civilization. ...Read More
Inside you'll find the first teaser poster for Paddy Breathnach's (Shrooms) latest horror venture, Freakdog, which will premiere at the Frightfest UK this month. A young doctor in a US hospital administers a powerful and untested cocktail of drugs to a coma victim. But instead of curing him, it triggers a powerful "out-of-body" experience and enables the patient - a depraved and dangerous loner - to inhabit other people's bodies and, through them, take revenge on the bullying medical students who were accidentally responsible for his condition. The doctor, who was herself a part of this group, is also targeted and as her colleagues are singled out and relentlessly picked off, she realises that she can trust no-one - friend or stranger - as this comatose killer moves in and out of bodies at will, getting ever closer as his murderous supernatural powers increase. ...Read More
Today the BD Podcast and Dead Pixels posted new episodes, you can listen and subscribe to both on our podcasts page. In episode #4 of the BD Podcast the guys discuss why Alex Aja's film MIRRORS is so cracked. What's the deal with re-imagining all the classics? (Especially The Rocky Horror Picture Show), JENNIFER'S BODY shows no body, you're DVD releases this week and much more! This episode of Dead Pixels is all about Dead Space. Burnthebluesky talks about his trip to play the game at EA, interviews with developers, and Reset talks exclusively with comic artist Ben Templesmith (!) and finds about some exclusive news here first. Also new artwork and contests galore! Don't want to subscribe? Listen in right on our podcast page!
This weekend we were provided with an early synopsis for Adam Gierasch's remake of Night of the Demons, which was co written by Gierasch and Jace Anderson. The original synopsis changed a bit and was a little too revealing, so you can find the revised version by reading beyond the break. Shooting begins next month with the loaded cast of Diora Baird, Shannon Elizabeth, Monica Keena, Bobbi Sue Luther, Jonathan Beach, Michael Copon and even Tiffany Shepis! ...Read More
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